Track and Field Bios


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Christine Babcock

Christine joined the University of Washington Track and Field/XC team in the fall of 2008 as a freshman. The spring prior she set the national record in the high school 1600 running 4:33. She also set the 1500 national record… more »

Daniel Bailey

Antigua and Barbuda national record holder in the 100 meters of 9.91. Set the record in Paris on July 17, 2009. more »

Simon Bairu

Simon Bairu hails from Regina, Sasketchewan, Canada, where winters demand that he bring the outdoors to the indoors so he keeps up to form by running on tread mills. In every level that he has competed, Bairu has dominated cross-country;… more »

Chris Barnicle

Chris Barnicle is from Newton, MA and attended the University of Arkansas upon graduating high school. In the winter of 2009 Chris transferred to the University of New Mexico. more »

Jenny Barringer

On August 17th Jenny Barringer broke her own American Record in the 3k Steeplechase running 9:22.26 while finish 9th in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Barringer first claimed the record when she surprisingly outkicked Anna Willard in Heusden (Race… more »

John Baumann

John Baumann was a 10 NAIA All-American and a three time letter winner in football while earning his degree from Doane College in Crete, Neb. In 1994 Baumann headed to the University of Illinois for the first time, where he… more »

Tim Bayley

Tim is an Iona College graduate and Bay Area resident. While at Iona, he placed 2nd and 5th in the 800m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. A year after graduation, he took fifth at the British Olympic Trials and National… more »

Curtis Beach

Curtis Beach is the national high school record holder in the Decathlon. Curtis started out as a distance runner but converted to the Dec with much success. more »

Brandon Bethke

While a senior at El Toro HS, Brandon won a California State Cross Country title and qualified for the Foot Locker National Championships (placing 11th). While at Wisconsin, he earned his first All-American honor in the Indoor 3,000m. He also… more »

Bruce Bickford

Bruce Bickford was a 1988 Olympian in the 10,000 meters for the United States. Around 1985 Bickford was ranked as the #1 10,000 meter runner in the world. In '85 Bickford ran 27:37 in Stockholm which currently ranks him #12… more »

Angela Bizzarri

During her 2008-2009 year with Illinois, Angela placed 6th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, won the NCAA Outdoor 5,000m title, and placed 3rd at the US Championships in the 5,000m. more »

Nicole Blood

Nicole is one of the most decorated high school distance runners of all time. While at Saratoga Springs High School she qualified for Foot Locker Finals 4 times, winning the Northeast Regional 3 times. She also lead her team to… more »

Jack Bolas

In high school, Jack was 5th at hte Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships and 4th in the Nike Outdoor National mile. While at Wisconsin, he was part of the school record setting Distance Medley Relay and was the first… more »

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt lit the world on fire at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as he set the world record in the 100 meters (9.69), 200 meters (19.30), and the 4x100 meters (37.10). He followed up that performance by shattering both… more »

Sam Borchers

Sam was the top high school miler in 2007. He won the Nike Indoor and Nike Outdoor National mile titles and held the nations fastest time at 4:03.33. He was also an Ohio state champion at 1,600m (x3), 800m(x2), and… more »

Bob Bowman

Bob Bowman is coach of Michael Phelps. Bob was named the 2007 ASCA coach of the year. As the head coach of Team USA at the 2007 FINA world championships in Melbourne, Australia Bob lead America in their domination capturing… more »

Liam Boylan-Pett

Liam first jumped onto the scene with one of the greatest 4x800 finishes in recent Penn Relays history. He brought Columbia back for the upset win in 2007. As a graduate student at Georgetown, he became only the 7th Hoya… more »

Emily Brown

Profile | Emily is a 2002 graduate of Nathan Hale High School in West Allis, Wisconsin. While in high school she earned a combined eight letters in cross country and track. At the University of Minnesota, she was a four-time All-American. She… more »

Russell Brown

Russell was a nine time All-American while at Stanford. In his freshman year, he qualified for the 2004 World Junior Track and Field Championships for the 1,500m. He would go on to anchor the NCAA Champion Distance Medley team for… more »

Stephanie Brown-Trafton

Gold medalist in the discus in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. more »

Chris Bucknam

Chris Bucknam spent 25 years at the University of Northern Iowa before taking over at the University of Arkansas in 2008, replacing Coach John McDonnell. more »

Ian Burrell

From Colorado, attend college at University of Georgia. High school rival of Brent Vaugh (CU). Burrell will be getting married in the summer of 2008. more »